Re: [gentoo-user] How do I turn my audio up?

[Alex Schuster]

Alan Mackenzie writes:

> On my PC's audio, whilst playing CDs, with all volume settings maxed
> out, the volume can't be said to be louder than "comfortable and
> sensible". In quiet passages, the music gets drowned out by the noise
> of the power supply.  I know from plugging in my iPod that the
> loudspeakers are capable of much more.
>
> The three volume controls up at full are (i) the one in aqualung; (ii)
> the one in alsamixer; (iii) the physical control on the right speaker.

The ONE in alsamixer? I have at least PCM, Front and CD, another PC also
has Master. Are you missing some of those? Is a channel muted (you
see 'MM' inmstead of a volume, use the M key to unmute)? Maybe you have to
scroll with the right arrow key to see those channels?

	Wonko